Chapter 2960: No Way to Start

Upon hearing the other party's reply, Wu Feiyan's heart sank even deeper.

Chen Zimin and the Earl of Loyalty had both disappeared at this hospital, and Chen Zimin's assistant had actually died here. There was no need to think twice to know that this must have been the work of an enemy in the shadows.

Now, of the three, only one corpse remained, while the other two seemed to have evaporated into thin air, which made Wu Feiyan feel extremely uneasy.

Thinking that Chen Zimin's assistant was discovered dead in the morning, while the location tracking for Chen Zimin and the Earl of Loyalty had vanished here in the early hours of the morning before dawn, Wu Feiyan speculated that if they had truly been attacked, the enemy must have dealt with Chen Zimin and the Earl of Loyalty first, and then finished off Chen Zimin's assistant.

She couldn't help but ask herself in her heart: "Why would the enemy not even spare Chen Zimin's assistant, who had been hit by a car? What threat could a patient lying in a hospital bed pose to him? Could it be that the assistant had seen him?"

Thinking of this, she immediately asked the police officer: "Is there any evidence to prove that the deceased was murdered?"

The officer shook his head and said: "Currently, it is suspected to be homicide, but we haven't found any direct evidence yet. We started screening the use of morphine in every department of Manhattan Hospital today to see if we can find any clues."

Wu Feiyan questioned: "About how long will it take?"

The officer thought for a moment: "A significant portion of the New York police force is currently assisting the Rothschild family in searching for their stolen antiques, so the investigation progress for this case will likely be quite slow. At least two or three months, I personally estimate."

"Two or three months?!" Wu Feiyan gritted her teeth in hatred and pressed: "Do you have the surveillance footage from yesterday to this morning?"

The officer said truthfully: "It was discovered this morning that all the surveillance footage had been destroyed."

Wu Feiyan asked again: "Can the data be recovered?"

The officer shook his head: "It cannot be recovered. The enemy's methods were very professional; all storage devices were thoroughly damaged. After evaluation by professional personnel, it was determined that not even a single byte could be recovered."

Wu Feiyan's heart was filled with raging fire.

She had just used her Qi to probe the entire Manhattan Hospital and could not detect even half a trace of Qi, which proved that the enemy had already cleaned up the scene very thoroughly.

Now that even the surveillance footage was completely destroyed and unrecoverable, this meant the enemy had cut off the clues from a criminal investigation perspective as well.

She suppressed the tension in her heart and asked the officer: "Then do you have any grasp of Chen Zimin's movements?"

"No." The officer said truthfully: "We have used many methods to try to contact Chen Zimin, but there has been no news at all. We speculate that he has gone missing."

Wu Feiyan's expression was extremely gloomy.

She never expected that she would arrive in New York full of anticipation, thinking she could seize the opportunity to obtain the supreme treasure, the Four Directions Treasure Tower, yet she hadn't even found a shred of news about it, and her two great generals had disappeared simultaneously, without leaving any clues behind.

In her anger, she pressed further: "Chen Zimin went missing here early this morning. How did he leave the hospital? Do you not even have a grasp of that?"

"No." The officer said truthfully: "All surveillance footage is gone. To find clues about him, we can only rely on criminal investigation experts to search the scene bit by bit. However, the clues at the scene have also been destroyed; we couldn't even extract a complete footprint or fingerprint, so for the time being, we don't know how they left."

As Howard Rothschild's confidant, Hank, although he did not know Eastern martial arts, was a very professional top-tier agent who was extremely adept at handling all kinds of traces and clues. Ye Chen had left him here yesterday to handle the aftermath, specifically to clean up all these clues so that neither the police nor Wu Feiyan would be able to find any breakthrough points for a while.

Wu Feiyan also felt a deep sense of powerlessness. Thinking of the Four Directions Treasure Tower, she asked again: "That antique dealer named Zhou Peter, was he previously being protected here by you? Where has he gone now?"

The officer said: "Zhou Peter was declared innocent and released yesterday evening. The police and FBI responsible for protecting him withdrew overnight, and afterwards, he disappeared without a trace."

Wu Feiyan's brows furrowed even tighter, and she muttered to herself: "My two great generals are missing, and that antique dealer is also missing. Could it be that the mysterious enemy has also set their sights on the Four Directions Treasure Tower?!"

"Yes! It must be so! The mysterious person has a deep connection with the Master, perhaps they also know the origin and purpose of the Four Directions Treasure Tower. Could it be that this matter was preempted by them?!"

Thinking of this, Wu Feiyan felt as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

While the Earl of Loyalty and Chen Zimin were certainly important to her, compared to the Four Directions Treasure Tower, which could influence the destiny of the world, they were completely unworthy of mention.

The Four Directions Treasure Tower could influence the destiny of the Great Tang Dynasty back then. If she could obtain the treasure tower, the fortune of the Anti-Qing Society would surely receive a tremendous boost, and perhaps her strength could double as a result.

And for Wu Feiyan, more importantly, if the fortune of the Anti-Qing Society soared, her own personal fortune would surely be unrivaled.

She felt that her luck had always been poor in the process of searching for the secret of immortality and the key to the next five hundred years of lifespan, and the Anti-Qing Society had recently been repeatedly dealt heavy blows by an enemy hidden in the shadows, leaving even Wu Feiyan unable to sleep or eat in peace. All these events revealed a fact: Wu Feiyan's fortune had begun to decline sharply.

Although Wu Feiyan was very strong, she had already lived for four hundred years. Her life destiny was like a towering tree that had grown for four hundred years, its four hundred rings constantly reinforcing it, already as hard as iron, something even she herself could not resolve.

Even if a Feng Shui master like Lai Qinghua were called over, facing this super destiny with four hundred years of stacked buffs, he would have no ability to resolve the predicament in her destiny.

Therefore, Wu Feiyan felt that the predicament in her destiny could likely only be resolved by a national treasure like the Four Directions Treasure Tower.

Precisely because of this, she had long since made up her mind upon coming to New York this time: no matter what, she had to get her hands on the Four Directions Treasure Tower. This point absolutely could not be lost.

And it was precisely because she was determined to obtain the Four Directions Treasure Tower that she had Chen Zimin and the Earl of Loyalty keep a close watch on that antique dealer together.

After all, in her view, that antique dealer was the only clue to finding the Four Directions Treasure Tower. As long as she could pry his mouth open, she would definitely be able to obtain the whereabouts of the Four Directions Treasure Tower.

But now, the whereabouts of the Four Directions Treasure Tower were unknown, and the only antique dealer who knew the clues had also disappeared a few hours ago. The clues regarding the Four Directions Treasure Tower had been completely cut off all at once!

The raging Wu Feiyan, seeing that the police officer before her could no longer provide any valuable clues, looked at the other officer and asked coldly: "Regarding the few questions I just asked, do you have any clues to add?"

The officer shook his head and said: "I have nothing to add."

Wu Feiyan's expression was disappointed, and she said to the two in a cold voice: "Remember, do not mention meeting me to anyone. If you have any progress or clues here, come find me at the Starbucks across from the hospital."

The two officers' eyes remained vacant, but their expressions nodded very firmly, and they said respectfully: "Understood!"

Wu Feiyan ignored them further, turned around, and walked out of the hospital.

Wu Tianlin was waiting outside the hospital entrance. Seeing Wu Feiyan come out so quickly, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Master, why did you come out so quickly? Did you find any clues?"

Wu Feiyan shook her head gloomily. She now felt as if everything had no way to be started, but she could not give up just like that. Thus, she ordered Wu Tianlin in a cold voice: "Go notify Wu Yongzhen of the Left Military Governor's Office. Tell him to mobilize all the intelligence networks of the Left Military Governor's Office in the United States and spare no cost to find the whereabouts of Chen Zimin, the Earl of Loyalty, and that antique dealer! Whoever can find them, I will reward heavily!"

Wu Tianlin hurriedly said: "Understood, Master. Your subordinate will notify him right away!"

After speaking, Wu Tianlin asked again: "Master, do you need your subordinate to arrange a hotel for you to stay temporarily?"

Wu Feiyan shook her head, pointed to the Starbucks across the road, and said: "Go there, I want to have a cup of coffee."

Wu Tianlin hurriedly followed Wu Feiyan across the road, arrived at the Starbucks, and found a window seat to sit down.

Subsequently, Wu Tianlin diligently ordered an iced Americano for Wu Feiyan, respectfully placed it in front of her, and then said: "Master, Wu Yongzhen's side has already begun to act."

"Good." Wu Feiyan nodded, took the coffee, but did not drink it. Instead, she kept looking through the window at the Manhattan Hospital building outside.

Immediately after, she saw a police officer running out in a hurry; it was the very one she had questioned earlier.

Seeing the other party running toward the Starbucks where she was, her heart was suddenly filled with joy, and she thought to herself: "Could it be that they have already found clues?"

Thinking of this, Wu Feiyan silently recited a mantra and released a slight amount of Qi. All the customers in the entire Starbucks were instantly controlled by her, turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to everything about her.

Soon, the police officer ran into the Starbucks. Seeing Wu Feiyan, he hurriedly ran to her and said respectfully: "We just confirmed one thing."

Wu Feiyan said coldly: "Speak quickly!"

The officer said truthfully: "Some patients reported that early this morning, they heard the sound of a helicopter above the hospital!"

Wu Feiyan furrowed her brows: "Could it be that they escaped by helicopter?"

Thinking of this, she immediately said to Wu Tianlin beside her: "Notify Wu Yongzhen to thoroughly investigate all helicopters under the An family's name and see which one was at Manhattan Hospital early this morning!" ===== CHAPTER 2961 =====